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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What Qualities Are Important in the Spouse of Your Son or Daughter? That S/he Prays Is: Very Important Despite Its Problems, Democracy Is the Best Political System Jordan 2006 Palestine 2006 Strongly Agree/ Agree Disagree/ Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree/ Agree Disagree/ Strongly Disagree 53 59 56 62 Somewhat Important 26 25 24 20 A little Important 8 6 9 7 Not Important 13 10 11 11 Why Does the Arab World Lag Behind? What Do Ordinary Citizens Think Do People Think the is U.S. Helping? To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with the Following Statement? “U.S. Democracy Promotion Policies toward Arab Countries Are Good” 2006 The most important characteristics of democracy Jordan Opportunity to change government=20% Freedom to criticize government=19% Reduce income gap between rich and poor=30% Provide basic necessities like food=31% Palestine Opportunity to change government=34% Freedom to criticize government=24% Reduce income gap between rich and poor=13% Provide basic necessities like food=29% Algeria Opportunity to change government=28% Freedom to criticize government=22% Reduce income gap between rich and poor=30% Provide basic necessities like food=20% Understanding and Support of Democracy Are Often Instrumental People Are Divided about the Role of Religion in Government To What Extent Do you Agree or Disagree with the Following Statement?“Religious Practice Is a Private Matter and Should Be Separated from Socio-Political Life” Influence of Religious, Cultural and Political Orientations, Expressed as Probability of the Null Hypothesis, on “Religious Practice Is a Private Matter and Should Be Separated from Socio-Political Life” (H0 if p .050) Items from Surveys in 2006 Jordan Palestine Algeria Morocco Kuwait Religiosity: How often do you read the Quran? Everyday or almost, Several times a week, Sometimes, Rarely, Not at all .871 .305 .106 .715 .343 Culture: A unive